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Walnut Brass Bound Writing Box
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Walnut Brass Bound Writing Box

19th century
Sold 27 March 2025 · Andros Antiques
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Description

This Walnut Brass Bound Writing Box has no doubt seem much writing in its history. With brass straps and top corners to help protect the wood while it was carried around. On opening the box, you find the writing slope with its tooled red leather.

Supplied with working key.

Circa Victorian

Dimensions

Width 12in/30cm

Depth 9in/23cm

Height 6in/15cm

Date of Manufacture

Andros Antiques has dated this Walnut Brass Bound Writing Box to the Victorian era.

Physical Dimensions
Height
15cm (5.91")
Width
30cm (11.81")
Depth
23cm (9.06")
Reference Numbers
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SA1061336
Dealers Internal Reference
1431
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Description
This Walnut Brass Bound Writing Box has no doubt seem much writing in its history. With brass straps and top corners to help protect the wood while it was carried around. On opening the box, you find the writing slope with its tooled red leather.

Supplied with working key.

Circa Victorian

Dimensions

Width 12in/30cm

Depth 9in/23cm

Height 6in/15cm

Date of Manufacture

Andros Antiques has dated this Walnut Brass Bound Writing Box to the Victorian era.

Height
15cm (5.91")
Width
30cm (11.81")
Depth
23cm (9.06")
Reference Numbers
Sellingantiques Ref
SA1061336
Dealers Internal Ref
1431
Andros Antiques
Andros Antiques
Sellingantiques verified Since Apr 2018

Andros antiques has been created by two colleagues with over 80 years of experience in the antique furniture trade.

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Archive I A rectangular wooden writing box with visible grain and brass corner reinforcement sits on a red surface. SOLD6+ MONTHS AGO

Walnut Brass Bound Writing Box

Archive II A rectangular wooden writing box with visible grain and brass corner reinforcement sits on a red surface. View II
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Archive IV A rectangular wooden writing box with visible grain and brass corner reinforcement sits on a red surface. View IV
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Andros Antiques

Andros Antiques
Telephone 07850 441047
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United Kingdom

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A rectangular wooden writing box with visible grain and brass corner reinforcement sits on a red surface.
Walnut Brass Bound Writing Box
Ref: SA1061336
A rectangular wooden writing box with visible grain and brass corner reinforcement sits on a red surface.
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  • ObjectBoxes
  • Period19th century
  • StyleVictorian
  • MaterialWalnut, Brass
  • ColourWarm Brown
  • MotifsBrass corner brackets, Inlaid escutcheon, Flush side handles
  • SizeH 15 cm (6 in) x W 30 cm (12 in) x D 23 cm (9 in)

FAQs

Writing boxes and slopes gained immense popularity during the 18th and 19th centuries as portable desks for travellers and writers, featuring fitted compartments for inkwells, quills, and stationery before the widespread availability of fixed household desks.

These pieces are typically constructed from dense hardwoods such as walnut, mahogany, or rosewood, reinforced with brass corners and straps for durability during travel, and often lined with velvet or leather on the interior writing surface.

Authenticity can be determined by examining the joinery, such as hand-cut dovetail joints, the presence of original brass hardware, natural patina and ageing on the wood, and traditional hand-brushed finishes rather than modern synthetic varnishes.

A writing box can be displayed closed on a coffee table, console, or bookshelf to add texture and historical contrast, or opened on an office desk to function as practical storage for modern correspondence and small stationery items.

To preserve the wood and brass, keep the box away from direct sunlight and heat sources to prevent cracking, clean periodically with a soft, dry cloth, and apply a microcrystalline wax sparingly to nourish the timber.
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